Our HOMES are designed and built to give us shelter. Possible threats to the security of your home may occur in the event of civil unrest, grid down, cyberattacks, high inflation, burglary, pandemic, martial law, nuclear attacks, food shortages, financial collapse, earthquakes, severe storms, wildfires, extreme temperatures, unsafe air quality, contaminated water, carbon monoxide gas, or pipe leaks.
Assess vulnerabilities and plan to improve your home’s safety and security. Gather alternative sheltering supplies to use if your home is not inhabitable. “Build” your home on a “rock” of preparedness for the floods of life…to stand and not fall.
Implement a home security plan to keep you and your household safe.
To assess vulnerabilities, begin by challenging your family to gain access to the home without using the garage code, key, or breaking anything. What did you find?
Don’t let your home be an easy target for criminals. Make it challenging.
Keep valuables out of sight and in a home safe.
Foster a sense of community and neighborhood to keep it safe.
Be a good neighbor and watch out for each other. Be a peacemaker.
Organize a neighborhood watch.
Know how to recognize damage and dangers in your home in a disaster.
Obtain tools and supplies for possible repairs and securing your home.
Know when and how to shut off utilities. Choose to lock your electrical box.
Have Fire Extinguishers/blankets ready for emergencies.
Organize insurance files and documentation required to make a claim.
Plan how to cool or warm your home during a power outage.
Store water, food, and necessities to shelter in place.
Prepare alternative shelter and supplies.
Gather alternative sheltering supplies such as a tent and sleeping bags. Practice camping out and setting up your tent, cooking outdoors, lighting your lanterns, sleeping in sleeping bags. Assess needs such as mosquito repellant and netting or comfortable air mattresses. Learn to build and extinguish a fire. Know how to locate shelters in your community if needed. Shelters often take 3-7 days or more to set up. Plan and prepare to be self-sufficient for several days. Most preparedness experts advise staying in your home if it is safe and secure.
https://theprovidentprepper.org/the-preppers-guide-to-securing-your-home/
https://cityprepping.com/blog/blog/10-easy-inexpensive-hacks-to-burglar-proof-your-home-3/
https://cityprepping.com/blog/skill/how-to-build-a-surveillance-plan-for-your-home/
https://cityprepping.com/blog/drought/10-ways-to-prepare-for-a-summer-heat-wave/
https://cityprepping.com/blog/latest-post/can-you-trust-your-neighbors-after-shtf-opsec/